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Old 01-23-2007, 06:16 PM     Post subject: I suck with AKs too #1 (permalink)  
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Vs. standard TAG player 20/11/4 over 40+hands

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Button ($49.25)
SB ($33.20)
BB ($19)
UTG ($84)
Hero ($49.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K, A.
UTG raises to $1.5, Hero calls $1.50, 3 folds.

Flop: ($3.75) 9, 7, Q (2 players)
UTG bets $3, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($9.75) J (2 players)
UTG bets $6, Hero calls $6.

River: ($21.75) 8 (2 players)
UTG bets $8, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $29.75
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Old 01-23-2007, 07:37 PM #2 (permalink)  
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 Your hand is very strong, so why are you playing it so passively?

I would have re-raised preflop to 4-5. And bet the flop and turn HARD, with my nut flush draw.

If I'm called on the turn, I might have to think about checking through the river, when my flush doesn't complete.
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Old 01-23-2007, 07:50 PM #3 (permalink)  
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This should be a standard 3bet PF. As played I raise the flop, if we had 3bet and he lead into us, I would push. I dont think calling the turn is bad as we should have a lot of outs and a T could really be good for us. As played, the river is a fold. While I agree with the turn and river play, I really think this hand was played waaaay too passively and we need to be 3betting PF nearly everything single time and a flop raise is something that is good to incorporate into your game regardless of the PF action
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Old 01-24-2007, 03:16 PM #4 (permalink)  
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I almost always 3 bet AK, but I was in position and wanted to extract maximum value from a worse A. He probably has a tight UTG opening range. Other than that(or maybe including that) I played the hand terribly.
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Old 01-24-2007, 04:06 PM #5 (permalink)  
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I think just calling preflop with A-K should be used sparingly as a variation play in 6-max. I would usually reraise preflop, and having failed that, raised the flop. You may even have the best hand, and if not, he'll have a difficult time calling with most of his hands.
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Old 01-24-2007, 05:17 PM #6 (permalink)  
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